Jordan Ridley Named PFL Defensive Player of the Week

Oct 10, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- Butler linebacker Jordan Ridley, who
recorded a career-high 19 tackles at Campbell, has been named
Pioneer Football League Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The
Butler junior shared the league honor with defensive end Blake
Oliaro of San Diego, who had four quarterback sacks and a pass
interception at Valparaiso.
Ridley, who leads the PFL in tackles (13.0/gm), put on one of the
top individual defensive performances in the PFL this season in
Butler’s 38-23 road loss at Campbell. He shared the
team lead with five solo tackles and added a career-high 14 assists
in the game. He had one quarterback sack and one-and-a-half
tackles for loss against the Camels, and he recorded a forced
fumble, which the Bulldogs recovered.

The 19 total tackles were the most by a PFL player this season and
the fifth-highest total in the NCAA Division I FCS in 2011.
Ridley’s 14 assists were the most by a Butler player since
1997, when Joe Miles recorded 16 assists against Dayton.

Ridley, who topped the PFL in tackles a year ago, has been
Butler’s leading tackler in five of six contests this year,
and in 16 of the Bulldogs’ past 17 games. He had at
least 10 tackles in four of six games this season and in 13 games
during his Butler career.

Butler, coming off a stretch of four road contests in five weeks,
returns home for its next three PFL games. The Bulldogs will
begin that stretch with the “Hoosier Helmet Trophy”
game against Valparaiso on Saturday, Oct. 15. That rivalry
contest at the Butler Bowl will start at 1 p.m. (ET).